libya with the nato allies. i think we cannot afford to sit back and wait. we cannot wait for the united nations. the russians are ready to block it with their veto. this is analogous to the 1999 situation pose of oh where there population -- situation in coast of oh. . -- situation inkosovo i think you can do that without boots on the ground and having americans in harms way. you can destroy the runways, you can destroy his munitions could destroy his fuel. there are lots and lots of things we could do. we could even destroy this. air force if we wanted to. i sent a letter to joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey, to ask what kinds of options can we do? we have to move and we have to move quickly. i do agree with senator corker effect congress needs to be involved. but perhaps not initially. perhaps the president could tort and congress needs resolve it and assent to it, but we cannot sit still. we have to move and we have to move quickly. hear more from those lawmakers and others. c-span radio re-airs the tal